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From left to right (Producer John Bessai, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Artist and Friend Jane Ash Poitras, Director Joan Prowse)

Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life saw a whirlwind of activity that took place from October 31st to November 10.

The production began in Toronto and followed Buffy on her latest Canadian tour catching her in action performing with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and at the Winnipeg Art Gallery where her digital artwork is currently on display. The team also went with Buffy when she visited her family on the Piapot Reserve in Saskatchewn and to Norway House where Buffy taught a class full of Grade 5 students using her interactive Cradleboard Teaching Project. Concerts in Regina and Edmonton showcased the range of Buffy's musical talents. Interviews with family and friends, band members and other musicians including former Guess Who and BTO member Randy Bachman rounded out the 10 day shoot.

Upcoming shoots are being planned for Hawaii and New York in January. The documentary is set for release in the mid- 2006.

CineFocus Canada has announced the season two premiere of their show Green Heroes™ on TVO Tuesday, June 11. Tonight, Green Heroes™ will kick off Season 2 with the full season line-up to come throughout the months of June and July, starting with “Biting in